I am the essence of overconfidence! I am speculation, adventure; the spirit of pursuit; the stag howling for its winsome yet anonymous mate. I am the love call of evolution; the perfume and color of the flowers as they offer their pollen to the gentle buzz of the bees.
I am sex itself, gentlemen. I am life. I am appetite!

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Come Undone

Discalimer: Liking this song does not mean I am gay. "Not that there is anything wrong about it". Its just that I am not gay :-) I'll ask my wife to stop spreading the rumor.

I was rummaging through my CD collection and began to listen to some CDs I haven't listened to in a long time. There are some songs that stay with you forever. Duran Duran's Come Undone is one such song. I remember listening to it first time when I just moved from 11th to 12th standard. I used to hum this during the cycle (Hercules Rockshox) rides between Sathyamoorthi school ( I had a brief stint in Balu's class) and Lakshmi coaching center in Guntur Subbiah School. I would always be thinking about this song - humming the lyrics over and over again. Here is the song. My god - what a song!

Slowly the addiction to this song went away. And after a long time, during my first year M.S, I listened to this song again when I was rummaging through my tape collection. I ended up listening to this song 20 times during that day and then listened to it an average of 4 times/day for the next 2 months. I tend to do this. Go completely crazy over a song and listen to it until I O.D'ed. I am addicted again and have already listened to this song 9 times in the last 4-5 hours. Somehow I found these lines interesting.

Words, playing me deja vuLike a radio tune I swear I've heard beforeChill, is it something realOr the magic I'm feeding off your fingers

Another song, my roommate Prem and I listened to a million times was Ugly Kid Joe's version of "Cats in the cradle". Man this was a really addictive song. Listening to it after such a long time was a near orgasmic experience. Almost Nirvana.

The words sound like a song version of Visu's "varavu nalla uravu" movie. But I think Harry Chapin's words are still relevant and etched in my memory. I listened to this song after 7 years and I knew the lyrics like it was printed in my mind. Well in a way I think it is funny, the way the audio source varies - tape -> CD -> mp3 -> youTube. There might come a time where we could mentally request a song by signalling that thought to a central repository and the song would be transmitted to our brains. We would have a listening experience without disturbing others or requiring an external device :-) Wouldn't that be an invention. Anyway I have reproduced the lyrics below.

My child arrived just the other dayHe came to the world in the usual wayBut there were planes to catch and bills to payHe learned to walk while I was awayAnd he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grewHe'd say "I'm gonna be like you dadYou know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle boy blue and the man on the moonWhen you comin' home dad?I don't know when, but we'll get together then sonYou know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other dayHe said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's playCan you teach me to throw", I said "Not todayI got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"And he walked away but his smile never dimmedAnd said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeahYou know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle boy blue and the man on the moonWhen you comin' home son?I don't know when, but we'll get together then sonYou know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came home from college just the other daySo much like a man I just had to say"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"He shook his head and said with a smile"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keysSee you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle boy blue and the man on the moonWhen you comin' home son?I don't know when, but we'll get together then sonYou know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved awayI called him up just the other dayI said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the timeYou see my new job's a hassle and kids have the fluBut it's sure nice talking to you, DadIt's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to meHe'd grown up just like meMy boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle boy blue and the man on the moonWhen you comin' home son?I don't know when, but we'll get together then sonYou know we'll have a good time then

Dude, I remember both those songs. And a whole ton more, those were the days when we were gaga over the newly launched MTV. I think I still have the full page Hindu advert that came out when they launched MJ's "Remember the time" video. Classic!

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Hawkeye somehow managed to get educated, switch careers from engineering to business and secure gainful employment. He got employed because he failed to achieve his ultimate goal of becoming a house husband. He does not believe in luck but thinks he is the most unluckiest man in the world (read disclaimer). Such self-contradictory thoughts continue to separate the author from reality. He claims he can 'do humor' because he cant be taken seriously.Hawkeye is a nomad, a wanderer who has studied in more schools and lived in more places than he cares to remember. He has travelled to many many states within India and has seen almost all the important vacation spots. He constantly tries to bring in "I went to switzerland for my honeymoon" in unrelated conversations (like this one) and hopes to visit all the other countries in Europe. Loves to visit and learn historical information about Indian Temples. He is ramping up on the ancient metaphysical philosphy called Vishishta-Advaitha ( Qualified Non-Dualism) and loves to talk about it with anybody who claims to be an expert.